hark-back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
  2. An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event).

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑːkbæk/ /ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/

Word forms

hark-back hark-backs hark back

Etymology

Deverbal from hark back.

Synonyms

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